Breaking: Obama to Overturn Ban on Stem Cell Research
Monday is the day, according to Jake Tapper. Further proof that elections matter.
A Week In the Life of a Progressive Governor
El Somnambulo is not paranoid (although he can't explain this insidious humming in his ears), so he will not accuse the News-Journal of going all 'Delaware Way' over its failure…
Markell to Team With Feds to Help First-Time Homebuyers
El Somnambulo has managed to turn his cabezo away from the self-immolation of the Rethuglican Party (maybe they should rename themselves the Donner Party since they're busy eating each other)…
Poll: You Can Only Choose One
El Somnambulo is glad that, in reality, he can watch both. But, if you could only watch one one, would it be Keith Olbermann or Rachel Maddow? And please explain why you made…
TO Gone from Dallas Zoo
Pro football's most famous opera singer (me-me-me-me) has sung his last aria for the Dallas Cowboys. Jerry 'Kids, Don't Let Cosmetic Surgery Do This To You' Jones has parted ways…
R. I. P. John Cephas
El Somnambulo has just received word that the great Piedmont guitar picker and folklorist Bowling Green John Cephas passed away today. The duo of Cephas & Wiggins enthralled and educated…
Supreme Court Deals Blow to Big Pharma
Another Bushite attempt to place the interests of the pharmaceutical industry ahead of the rights of consumers has been shot down by the Supreme Court. In the case of Wyeth…
Proof Elections Matter: Obama to Restore Endangered Species Protections
Yet one more Bushite move to despoil the environment has been turned back. A memorandum issued in the waning days of the Bush Administration has been rendered inoperative. In December…
Meghan McCain: Dating Supporters of Dad ‘Icky’
The travails of the politically-connected. Per the Village Voice, All she wants to do is get laid, and all they want to do is talk about her dad...or Cindy: "One extreme…
Schadenfreude Alert: Blackwater CEO Resigns
Some job losses sting a little less than others. Seeing a company that exported hired mercenaries and assassins flounder does not make 'Bulo sympathize with either the employers or employees. And,…
Specter Could Still Face Serious Primary Challenge
Club For Growth wingnut Patrick Toomey, who almost knocked off US Sen. Arlen Specter last time, is reconsidering his decision not to challenge Specter in 2010. The reason? All together…
Conservative Intellect-Kitsch, Oxymoron, or Both?
The conservative freak show known as CPAC, starring Rush 'n Joe The Alleged Plumber, has demonstrated how bankrupt what passes for conservative intellect is nowadays. (Don't gloat, liberals, this can…
Obama Challenges Lobbyists to a Duel
He gets it, he really gets it. In today's radio address, Pres. Obama has made it crystal clear that he will take on the lobbyists in the health care industry,…